Magazine tack-hammer.



PATENTED I SEIT. 1

N. M. PURVIANGE. MAGAZINEV TACK HAMMER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9,' 1907.

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NATHAN M. PURVIANCE, OF S'IJOKANE, WASHINGTON.

MAGAZINE TACK-HAMMER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 1, 190s.

Application ledvOctober 9, 1.907. Serial No. 396,683.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN M. PURVIANCE, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented a new and use-v ful Magazine Tack-Hammer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to magazine tack hammers and the like and its obj ect is kto provide a tool of this character having simple and efficient means whereby tacks can be automatically fed to the head of the hammer where they are held in position to be driven, said tacks being readily removable from the hammer head.

Another object is to provide a receptacle within the tool and into which the tacks may be placed, said receptacle being so shaped as to cause the tacks to automatically assume pro er positions to be fed to the head. of the too Another object is to provide means for preventing the displacement of the tacks while being f ed from the magazine to the head thereby holding the tacks in position irrespective of the inclination of the tool during the tacking operation.

Another object is to provide simple means whereby the tacks can be successively held upon the hammer head in position to be driven thereby, said means enabling the tack to be readily released from the hammer head after it has been driven.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel 'features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hammer embodying the present improvements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough. Fig. 3 is a view of a hammer partly in bottom plan and partly in transverse section. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the head of a hammer. Fig. 5 is a section on line x-x, Fig. Fig. 6 is a section on line 'y-@/, Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a section on line zz, Fig. 2.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a hammer head which, as shown in the drawings, is hollow although from returning to the magazine 6.

it is to be understood that if preferred this hammer head may be solid and of any other shape than that shown. A stem 2 extends from the head and one end of the head is slotted transversely as indicated at 3, a portion of the head 1 being beveled and constituting the inner Wall of the slot as indicated at 4. Secured around the stem 2 is a sleeve or jacket 5 which projects beyond the end of the stem to form a magazine 6 and is slotted longitudinally as indicated at 7, said slotted portion extending longitudinally of but spaced from the stem 2 so as to form a guideway or passage 8 for the heads of tacks. Slot 7 is of sufficient Width to permit the tacks to hang therethrough. Stem 2 is provided at intervals with openings 9 through each of which extends a pawl 10 preferably in the form of a metal head secured to a spring 11. These heads or pawls are pressed into the stem by the tack heads while the tacks are moving in one direction within the slot 7 but as soon as the heads have passed the pawls said pawls will spring outward into the path of the heads and prevent the tacks The edge portions of the slot 7 are provided with extension strips 12 which are parallel with and spaced fromthe wall 4 of slot 3 and terminate in hooks or lingers 13, the'ends of which loosely rest upon the flat end portion 14 of the head 1. Lugs 15 extend from the jacket 5 and the head 1 and are designed to fit within corresponding openings 16 formed within a concave seat 17 arranged longitudinally within one face of a casing 18. This casing is preferably formed of a sheet of metal having its edge portions folded inwardly and concaved to constitute seat 17 and then extended downward to produce a channel 19 in which the tacks are designed to hang and move, said channel registering with the slot 7 as clearly indicated in Figs. 5 and 6. The lugs by engaging the casing 18 constitute means for preventing displacement of said casing and in order that the casing may be held in engagement with the lugs a cap 20 is hingedly connected to one end of `the casing and is designed to lap and to close the inlet end of magazine 6 which end is preferably beveled. as shown. A spring arm 21 is preferably formed with or connected to the cap 20 and is designed to bear upon the jacket 5 in such a manner as to hold the cap normally in closed position.

In using the device herein described the casing 1.8 is placed in position in engagement with the lugs 15 and' after a number of tacks have been dropped. into the magazine 6 cap 2() is moved into position upon the end of the magazine so as to close it and also secure the casing. As the magazine is substantially cylindrical as disclosed in Figs. 5 and 6 it will be apparent that the tacks will be directed by the walls thereof vtoward the slot 7 and the stems of the tacks will swing downward into the slot While the heads will remain supported by the edge portions thereof. As soon as the tacks have assumed these positions they are free to slide longitudinally Within the slot and past the pawls or retaining devices 10 and they will be guided from the slot and along the guide strips 12 until the first tack assumes a position between the hook portions of the guide strips and with its head in contact with the end portion 14 of head 1. When the tack is in this position the point thereof projects out of the slot 3 as shown in Fig. 2 and therefore said point can be driven into place after which, by pulling the hammer toward the operator, the hooks 13 will be caused to spring downward and slide from under the head of the tack. As soon as this tack is withdrawn from the end of slot 3 the next adjoining tack will drop by gravity into the position which had been occupied by the withdrawn tack. By extending the tacks along the inclined wall 4 they are caused. to successively move by gravity into vposition upon the end of the head and after each tack once assumes this position it can not move backward therefrom because of the retaining device 10. It is of course apparent that the casing 18 has a guard to prevent the tacks from injuring the hand of the user. lf for any reason the tacks should become clogged. within the slot 7 and could not be dislodged by olting the tool they could be readily reached simply by detaching the casing 18. It will be seen that the device is very simple, durable, and eicient and by providing the stop devices 10 the tool can be conveniently used in any position because a tack after once being brought into position to be driven can not become displaced except by Alirst driving it and then pulling the hooks 13 from under the tack head.

While the device has been shown and described as a tack hammer it is to be understood that it may be of any other form such as a hatchet and the tacks can be fed to any desired point upon the head other than the end thereof.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a head, a stem extending therefrom, and a tubular jacket inclosing the stem and forming a magazine,

there being a passage extending from the magazine and between the stem andvjacket, said jacket being slotted longitudinally along said passage and the magazine; of guide de vices for directing objects from the slot and onto the head, and means movably mounted within the stem and projecting into the passage for preventing the objects within the slot from moving backward into the magazine.

2. The combination with a head, a stem extending therefrom, and a tubular sleeve or jacket upon the stem and forming a magazine at one end of the stem, there being a passage between the acket and stem and a l0ngitud inal. slot opening into the passage and magazine, said jacket and stem constituting a handle g of guide devices for directing objects from the slot and onto the head, said devices having yieldable terminals constituting retaining means, and spring actuated stop devices within the stem and projecting into the passage for preventing movement of the objects from the head to the magazine.

3. The combination with a head, a stem extending therefrom, and a tubular sleeve or jacket upon the stem and forming a magazine at one end of the stem, there being a pas sage between the jacket and stem and a longitudinal slot opening into the passage and magazine, said'jacket and stem constituting a handle, of guide devices for directing Objects from the slot and onto the head, said devices having yieldable terminals constie tuting retaining means, spring actuated stop devices within the stem and projecting into the passage for preventing movement of the objects from the head to the magazine, and a longitudinally channeled casing detachably secured upon the handle, said channel being disposed to receive the objects projecting through the slot.

4. ln a tool of the character described the combination with a hollow handle constituting a magazine and having a longitudinal slot; of a head, means for directing objects from the slot to the head, and a longitudinally channeled casing detachably secured upon the handle, said channel being disposed to receive objects within the slot.

5. In a tool of the character described the combination with a hollow handle constituting a magazine and having a longitudinal slot; of a head, means for directing objects from the slot to the head, a longitudinally channeled casing detachably secured upon the handle, said channel being disposed to receive objects within the slot, and a fastener for the casing, said fastener being disposed to engage, and constituting a closure for, the magazine.

6. In a tool of the character described the combination with a hollow longitudinally slotted handle, a head, and means for direoting objects from the slot into position In testimony that I claim the foregoing as upon the head; of a guard casing detachably my own, I have hereto affixed my signature engaging the head and handle and disposed in the presence of two Witnesses.

1to receive and conceal objects Within the slot, NATI-IAN M. PURVIANCE. 5 and a combined closure and fastener oon- Witnesses:

neoted to the casing and detaehably engaging HERBERT GLoVER,

the handle. MARY E. CoWAIL. 

